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California State Senator Pushes Bill To Remove Anonymity From Anyone Who Is Influential Online
What the fuck is wrong with state lawmakers? It seems that across the country, they cannot help but to introduce the absolute craziest, obviously unconstitutional bullshit, and seem shocked when pe…
The latest comes from California state Senator Steve Padilla, who recently proposed a ridiculous bill, SB 1228, to end anonymity for “influential” accounts on social media. As he lays out in his own press release about the bill, he wants platforms to “authenticate” users because he’s worried about misinformation online about elections (again, that’s exactly what the McIntyre case said you can’t target this way). No offense, Senator Padilla, but I’m taking the state of California to court for violating my rights long before I ever hand my driver’s license over to Elon Musk at your demand.
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